Changes to masking at PNW weddings depending on vaccination status
Oregon and Washington said they will follow the new CDC guidance that people vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather without masks, but there are some unknowns. Author: Galen Ettlin, Christine Pae Published: 6:49 PM PDT May 16, 2021 Updated: 8:01 PM PDT May 16, 2021
OREGON, USA Wedding vendors and venues in Oregon and Washington face new challenges as pandemic restrictions loosen.
Following the CDC s new guidance that vaccinated people can be unmasked for many indoor and outdoor gatherings, both states are taking things at their own pace.
Washington governor Jay Inslee announced the state would follow the CDC guidance effective immediately.
By Molly Taylor
PLANS to establish a central mental health services hub in the Limestone Coast have progressed with Lifeline South East currently undertaking a community study on service demand.
The study – which includes an anonymous online survey – will help determine the need for a face-to-face facility to support people experiencing mental health challenges.
Responses in the hundreds have already started flooding in funding from the major Full Monty fundraiser helping to finance the research.
Lifeline suicide awareness project officer Sam Benton said the hub was at research stage and the not-for-profit organisation was gauging public demand.
The survey involves a series of multiple choice questions which Ms Benton said aimed to collate the community’s general knowledge of the region’s mental health services.